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Id-ul-Fitr, which marks the culmination of the fasting period of Ramzan, volition beryllium celebrated connected Saturday (March 21, 2026) crossed the state but Kerala arsenic the satellite was not sighted this evening.
Fatehpuri Masjid Imam Mufti Mukarram Ahmad told PTI that the Ruet-e-Hilal Committee of the mosque contacted galore places and was informed that the satellite was not sighted.
Id volition beryllium celebrated successful the state connected Saturday (March 21, 2026), helium said. However, the festival volition beryllium celebrated successful Kerala connected Friday (March 20, 2026).
The Shawwal satellite was sighted astatine Chettippadi successful Parappanangadi, clerics successful Kerala said.
Following the sighting of the crescent moon, salient clerics including Panakkad Sadiq Ali Shihab Thangal, Sayyid Jifri Muthukkoya Thangal, Kanthapuram A.P. Aboobacker Musliyar, and Sayyid Ibrahim Khaleelul Bukhari announced that Friday volition beryllium the archetypal time of Shawwal, marking the solemnisation of Id.
Describing Id arsenic a festival of brotherhood and harmony, Ahmad said, "On this occasion, we commune that brotherhood and harmony successful the state continues to prosper and is strengthened with love." Naib Shahi Imam of Delhi's Jama Masjid Syed Shaban Bukhari besides declared that the satellite was not sighted and Id would beryllium celebrated connected March 21.
He said Friday (March 20, 2026) would beryllium the past time of Ramzan and the 30th fasting day.
Id-ul-Fitr is celebrated crossed the satellite connected antithetic days and it is determined by the sighting of the crescent satellite which is expected to denote the commencement of the Shawwal period successful the lunar Islamic calendar.
This year, the period of Ramzan comprised 30 days, portion past twelvemonth it was 29 days.
According to the Islamic calendar, determination are 29 oregon 30 days successful a month, depending connected the sighting of the moon.
During the period of Ramzan, radical bash not devour oregon portion thing from sunrise to sunset.
